Pahang Government To Administer Bauxite Licensing Under New SOP
According to the new rules governing bauxite mining in the state, those who wish to engage in the practice must...
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Malaysian Government To Begin Issuing Bauxite Mining Licenses By End Of January
The Malaysian government will begin to issue mining licenses to bauxite miners within the next three months according to a statement made by a federal minister today. Malaysia’s water, land and natural resources minister Xavier Jayakumar revealed to reporters at parliament earlier...
Small-Scale Test Of Bauxite Mining SOP Critical To Safe Resumption: Kuantan MP Fuziah
Though standard operating procedures (SOP) for bauxite mining have been finalized by regulators from the Malaysian government, a member of...
Malaysian Government Implements New SOP For Bauxite Mining in Pahang
The Malaysian government released standard operating procedures (SOP) for bauxite mining and export in Pahang yesterday, which the government will...
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Draft Regulations For Bauxite Mining In Pahang Cap Monthly Export Total At 600,000 Metric Tons
In a move long anticipated and much awaited by Malaysia’s bauxite miners, the Water, Land and Natural Resources Ministry yesterday released a draft of the standard operating procedures (SOP) it expects to put into place to govern the practice of extracting and exporting the ore. Perhaps the biggest news to come from the draft SOP […]
Malaysian Mines Ministry To Hold Public Hearings On New Bauxite Regulations
In an effort at easing the transition to bauxite production, Malaysia’s Water, Land and Natural Resources Ministry announced on Saturday that it will conduct hearings to discuss the new set of standard operating procedures (SOPs) by which bauxite miners will be expected to abide upon resumption of production at the end of next month. Per […]
Malaysian Bauxite Ban To Lapse On March 31
A ban of over three years on bauxite mining in Malaysia is finally set to come to an end, as government officials confirmed earlier this week that next month will be its last. Commenting to domestic media on Monday, Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr. Xavier Jayakumar confirmed that the latest extension of the […]
Pahang Bauxite Ban Extended Through End Of March
Though the calendar has changed, the situation for bauxite miners in Pahang remains the same, at least through the opening quarter of the new year, as Malaysia’s government extended yet again the moratorium on bauxite mining. The Water, Land and Natural Resources Ministry made the announcement yesterday of an agreement between its head, Dr. Xavier […]
Bauxite Ban Violators Will Be Granted No Export Licenses: Malaysian Government
Though the government is prepared to issue bauxite export licenses (AP) for the first time since bauxite mining was banned in 2016, Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr. Xavier Jayakumar says that companies that violated the moratorium can expect to be turned down when they apply. Xavier continued by noting that his office is […]
Biden Infrastructure Bill A Big Boon To Aluminium Industry: Norsk Hydro VP Mike Stier
Earlier this month the United States Congress passed into law President Joe Biden’s US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (or the INVEST in America Act) will allocate US$550 billion ...
The Net-Zero Shift Starts With Low Carbon Aluminium
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both ...
Aluminium at the LME Week – Key Takeaways
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders ...
Aluminium Market Oversupplied, Demand Growth Flat
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...
